Hello Everyone,

Another busy week in Penhallow has included making bread, working as a team to build large structures during play, and some drama work during English lessons.

Reception have finished their English work, all about The Little Red Hen, and thoroughly enjoyed following instructions to make, bake and eat their own bread. It smelled delicious.

Year 1 and 2 have been learning all about letter writing, as well as writing from the perspective of a different character. We have read 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Oliver Jeffers and there were some fantastic responses from the children about the different characters and how the story shows us how the characters feel.

In science this week, we learnt all about sorting and classifying different animals based on their characteristics. We played games and practically sorted toy animals, as well as using venn diagrams and classification keys to sort animals. 

We enjoyed being outside again this week. This time, during an RE lesson, where we found objects that were mentioned in the Christian story of creation, such as trees, flowers, and living creatures.

Have a lovely weekend,

from The Penhallow Team

TALLAND'S BLOG 17.10.25

Happy weekend everyone! Photo dump incoming...

Please don't forget to send your child in to school this Monday wearing clothes suitable for the woods (they probably will get mucky).

A huge well done to Flora this week for being chosen as our person of the week for her fabulous biome she created at home and brought in to share with the class... I loved the moss, the soil, the plants and the little Lego character!

We are organising a girls' football club for years 3, 4, 5 and 6 run by a football organisation. Please make sure you sign your child up as soon as possible if they are interested because if we don't have enough people, unfortunately the club will not run. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend!

Signing off Mr. Langley and Mr. Bishop.  

Cross Country Success Congratulations to all our runners who completed their first race last Friday at Great Trethew, some of them racing for the first time. We had an impressive turnout of 22 pupils, each running brilliantly and demonstrating fantastic team spirit by cheering each other on throughout the event. The next race is on 14th November. Please return any running vests to school as soon as possible so we can ensure we have enough for everyone on race day.

Clubs There will be no Alternative Sports Club on Tuesday 21st October because of staff training and no gardening or football club on Thursday 23rd October because of the school discos.

Girls' Football. We are planning to start a girls' football club for students in Years 3 to 6, held on Tuesdays after school, beginning after the half-term break. If your child is interested in joining, please email the school secretary as soon as possible. So far, we've only received four official sign-ups, which isn't enough to run the club despite 15 girls expressing interest. We'd love to make this club happen, but we need more confirmed participants to move forward.

Harvest Donations Reminder that we are collecting donations for the foodbank in Liskeard. If you would like to donate, please send your donation in with your child or bring it to reception where there is a collection box. There will also be a collection point in the nursery. We will be taking donations to the foodbank at half term.

Parent Consultations Parent consultations will be held after half term during the week commencing 10th November. We will send details out early next week.

Neighbourhood Policing Team During half term the local Neighbourhood Policing Team will be out and about in their community van visiting villages and neighbourhoods across the Looe sector. They will be in the school car park on 30th October from 1130-1230 to chat with about local concerns, give crime prevention advice and share community issues that matter to you. 

Have a good weekend.

Anthea Hillman

Thank you everyone who made time to join us on Wednesday for our Morning Maths session. Albeit brief, I hope it gave you an idea of the kind of language we use in our Maths learning and some of the strategies we practice to help us with our calculations. Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions about Maths learning in the class.

This week, Class 2 had a great time reflecting on our learning from the Victorian Day last week. We thought about our experience on Friday and compared it to our daily experiences in school. We found a lot of differences between a Victorian school and schools today. However, we were surprised at how many similarities we found.

In Literacy, we have begun writing our own stories about an animal who has lost something just like Augustus. We have everything from a crocodile who has lost his dinner to a zebra who has lost her stripes. I cannot wait to read all the stories when they are finished! In Maths, we explored adding 3 digit numbers and adding to make the next 10.

In Science, we conducted our first experiment of the term. We discussed the importance of exercise for our body (we learned about the happy chemical - endorphin - that our brain releases when we get physically active) and conducted some experiments to find out what else we changes in our body when we get physically active.

Finally, a very well done to:

• Theo for getting the Ready Award for trying his very best and for being ready to learn during RWI sessions.
• Sofia for getting the Respectful Award for always listening respectfully when teachers give instructions.
• Lilly R for getting the Safe Award for always being kind and helpful in the classroom. 

Another Busy Week in R/1!

What a wonderful and action-packed week of learning it's been in Reception and Year 1!

In Maths, Year 1 have been working hard to add doubles and explored adding three one digit numbers. Over in Literacy, the children have enjoyed innovating parts of our class story and are now busy rewriting their own versions.

Reception have been doing brilliantly with their phonics, learning new sounds and exploring rhyming words after reading Room on the Broom.

In Forest School, Reception had great fun designing and making their own bird houses. Meanwhile, Year 1 have been practicing their basketball skills, learning how to bounce the ball using their fingers.

Our Reception children have also been learning about the organs in the body, as well as finding the pulse and beat in music. They've been singing their hearts out too, practicing Harvest songs with Mrs Butlin.

In PSHE, we discussed the consequences of our behaviour, thinking carefully about the choices we make and how they affect ourselves and others.

Well done, R/1 - another fantastic week of learning and exploring together!

What a busy week we have had. Our Art is really coming together; we have completed our nebula and star clusters, our planet(s) and our foreground. Next week, we will put all elements together and then create a light and dark effect by using chalk and charcoal.

In Maths, we have been completing our first set of SATs papers and then going through them with our learning partners to help each other with our next steps. For English, we have been looking at the features of a non-chronological text, identifying the use of parenthesis in our sentences and uplevelling our writing using precise vocabulary which we learnt how to apply in our last piece of writing.

On Friday, we had Kim back in from Barnado's to complete our PSHE sessions on healthy relationships. The children were a credit to the school and we had some great discussions which gave everyone food for thought.

POLITE NOTICES
Remember that the Spooky Disco is on next Thursday - tickets to be purchased at Reception.

If any girls would like to sign up for our Girl's Football Club after school on a Tuesday, could you please let us know ASAP as a coach will be coming in to train them up!  

Congratulations to Thomas and Kora for being our People of the Week (demonstrating our school values) and to Frankie for achieving his 66 Club badge.

That's all from us so have a lovely weekend,

Miss Randle and Mrs Clary.

This week we practised using running stitch in DT, and we could not believe how quickly everyone managed to pick it up. We had to adopt our growth mindsets, but our determination shone through! Some of us may choose to use running stitch next week, when joining parts on to our sock puppets. In Science, we explored how different animals are best suited to the habitats they live in. We learnt about camels and the special features they have which help them to live in the desert. We also looked are polar bears. Can you recall any of the special features they have? During Music with Mrs Butlin, we practise using the chime bars and completing 4 beat patterns.

In Maths, we have made a fantastic start on our Addition and Subtraction unit, adding and subtracting 1s, 10s and 100s. We have been working on how to present our calculations neatly in our books and used pictorials to support our understanding. 

In English, we have been writing up our recounts, focusing on quality over quantity. With this in mind, we have diligently used our classroom resources to support our writing. Next week, we will finish editing and get these written up neatly. 

Congratulations to April and Jemima for being chosen as Landaviddy's People of the Week. And a big well done to Brody for achieving his 99 club badge. 

Animal Sock Puppets
As part of our enquiry 'Who rules the animal kingdom?', we have designed and planned to make our own animal sock puppets in DT. On Wednesday 22nd October, we will be finally making our designs. We have a selection of brand new socks available for the children to use in school, which were kindly donated to us. However, if your child would like to bring in their own sock from home to use when creating their sock puppet, they are welcome to do so. Of course, please do let me know if you have any questions.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you next week. 

Mrs Wilkie, Mrs Lister and Miss Colton

This week in Lantic we have had loads of fun learning how to write instructions for carving a pumpkin. We all had a go at scooping out the seeds and pumpkin flesh! We then wrote our set of instructions using bossy verbs to make our writing accurate and interesting.

Lantic have really loved this and they should be really proud of their writing. In maths, we have been exploring addition and subtraction, learning to subtract within 10. We have been using counters to help us. In DT we finished our wheel and axle pull along toys which all look very colourful and fun! We then evaluated our end products and decided what we liked and what we could improve on. In PE, we have been playing mini cricket and got some amazing games on the go.There are some very talented cricketers in Lantic!

On Friday we had an amazing skipping workshop where we developed our skills. We then saw a skipping show from our professional which was absolutely fascinating - she even did 'pretzel skipping'! What a week! As usual please continue to read with your children at home for 10-15 minutes per day. Anton maths should be all working well now and there is work set for this week. Have an amazing weekend - 4 days left until half term for the children! 

Year Group Newsletters
To see what has been happening in classes these last two weeks, and what's coming up, please take a look at the Year Group Newsletters emailed home today. Copies can also be found on the class pages of our website.

FOWPA Bake Off and Bake Sale
• Children in Reception to Year 6 are invited to get creative and bake cupcakes, cookies or traybakes for a HUGE bake sale during morning break on Monday 20th October.
• Each entry needs to be dropped off at the school hall before morning registration on Monday 20th October.
• Please label all plates/boxes/containers so these can be returned to you.
• Each entry MUST come with an ingredients list for allergens..PLEASE REMEMBER WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL..and without the list we sadly cannot sell your yummy bakes!
• The winners of each year group will be presented with a certificate and commemorative tea towel in assembly.
• All of your yummy bakes will be sold during the school day. Please send in your child with some money on the day (suggested price 50p per item - or whatever you can manage) to buy something tasty during morning break. All proceeds go back into FOWPA fundraising initiatives.
• Let's get creative....HAPPY BAKING!
From FOWPA

Year 6 Bikeability
I really loved taking part in Bikeability! We had so much fun and learned loads about how to stay safe while cycling around Wadebridge. It wasn't just about riding bikes - it was also about learning new skills, supporting each other, and building confidence. Our instructor, Phil, taught us all about F.O.R.K, which stands for:
• First
• Observation
• Road Position
• Communication
He said that if we always remember F.O.R.K, we'll be much safer on the road - and he was right. It helped us stay calm even when things got a bit tricky. One of the best parts of the experience was the teamwork in our group. We encouraged each other, waited for those who needed more time, and shared tips to help everyone improve. It didn't matter if someone was nervous or made a mistake - we helped each other keep going.
From Phoebe 6W

Year 4 Trip to Bodmin Jail
As part of our Victorians learning journey, we visited Bodmin Jail to discover what life was like for prisoners in the past. The visit gave us an immersive experience and really helped us to understand Victorian punishments and crime. One of the most exciting (and slightly spooky!) parts was exploring the cellars where prisoners were once kept. We could imagine how cold, dark and frightening it must have been.
• Bryleigh said, "It's really cool but really scary!"
• Jay explained, "It's haunted!" - linking to the many Victorian ghost stories and myths we learnt about.
• Ellie learnt about the mysterious Beast of Bodmin Moor.
• Masuma found it interesting that prisoners had to spin the huge wheel 15,000 times a day for the mill - an example of the hard labour used as punishment in the Victorian period.
• Toby discovered that the Lightford brothers were pickpockets who got sent to jail.
• Brodie learnt that people always had to go to court before being sent to prison, helping us compare justice systems then and now. The trip linked well to our Victorian studies - it helped us understand how punishment and prison life reflected the values and challenges of Victorian society. We came back with real-life examples to bring our classroom learning to life.
From the Year 4 team

Year 5 Stay and Learn
All the Year 5 pupils had a grand time this morning! They welcomed their parents into a 'Retail Park' that they created. Some of the shops were: WadeWell Pharmacy, Bridge Schools Build-a-Bear and the Old Bridge Bakery. The parents had to help us with real-life maths to help with our shopping. There were 3 stations - Callister's Clothing, OD's Food Court and Wilton's Wacky Party Parlour. The children and parents had to work out questions and stay in budget. We finished by playing I'm a mathematician get me out of here! using whiteboard paddles to reveal our answers like we do in class. The parents got a little bit competitive with this!
From Isabella 5B

Lost Property
Next week, please take a look at the lost property outside the main entrance. Anything not claimed by Thursday will be donated to either FOWPA or a local clothing bank. FOWPA are also on the lookout for donations of any items of school uniform to add to the nearly new uniform stall. Please drop off as usual in the collection basket in the office foyer, thank you.

Parent Teacher Consultations (PTCs) - Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd October
The teachers look forward to meeting with you to share how your child has settled in and the progress they are making next week.

Where to go for the appointment
If you arrive earlier than your appointment, please come to the Hall, where there will be refreshments kindly provided by Caterlink. A few minutes before your appointment, please make your way to your child's classroom, waiting outside on the seats until called in. We need everyone's support in keeping to time. Unfortunately if you arrive late, we will still need to finish the appointment on time, given other parents will be waiting. It's also important for our staff, so they can get home after a longer day than usual. Thank you for your support.

Children's books
Teachers will be sharing with you some of your children's work/books. Following the meeting, you are welcome to take these to the Hall to look through (and have some refreshments). Once finished, there will be boxes in the Hall to drop them off before leaving.

Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs)
A reminder that there are no teacher-led ECAs w/b Monday 20th October. Pro20 will be running as normal. There is no Dance on Friday 24th October, as school is closed for INSET. All ECAs will be running again after half term from Monday 3rd November until Friday 5th December.

House Points
Congratulations to this week's winners, Puffins. Overall, Choughs maintain the lead:
Choughs - 2200
Swans - 2050
Puffins - 1873
Cormorants - 1796

Another Fantastic Week of Fun and Learning!

What a busy and exciting week it's been in Tregantle Class!

The children have been fully immersed in our class story "Whatever Next!" by Jill Murphy. We've been learning lots of new words from the story, acting out Baby Bear's wonderful adventure to the moon, and sequencing the key parts to help us remember what happens first, next, and last. Everyone has shown amazing enthusiasm and imagination!

In our Wild Tribe session, we took inspiration from our rhyme of the week, "Dingle Dangle Scarecrow." The children worked brilliantly together, drawing around each other and using natural materials to create giant scarecrows! There were some very creative designs and plenty of teamwork on show.

Over in our Exploration Area, the children have been busy investigating bugs and soil. They've shown fantastic curiosity as they've dug, discovered, and talked about all the little creatures they found living underground.

We finished the week with a fun skipping workshop, where everyone had a go at learning new skipping techniques. The hall was full of smiles, laughter, and lots of jumping feet!

Another brilliant week in Tregantle Class - full of fun, learning, and adventure!

We have had a fantastic week of learning at Darite. Class 1 have been learning about Charles Macintosh and waterproof materials. They conducted an experiment to find out which materials repel water the best. Class 2 had an amazing afternoon with a group of people from Sterts who came in to work with them as part of a series of drama workshops. Thank you to everyone who came to our Harvest Celebration. The children really enjoyed cooking for you and performing their songs. We are extremely grateful for the food donations which will be collected by Liskeard and Looe Foodbank next week. Congratulations to all of the runners who took part in the East Cornwall School's Cross Country race at Great Trethew last Friday. The next race is on Friday 14th November at Lanhydrock. Next week we have the Autumn Term parent consultations. If you haven't booked a slot but would like to meet with Mrs Lake or Mrs Morris please book using Arbor. If you have any problems, or can't find a suitable time, please email Mrs Norris. Entry to the parent consultations will be through the main reception where you will be able to wait until your appointment. Clubs will continue to run as normal next week but school is closed to pupils on Friday for a staff INSET day.

What a wonderful week it has been at Brunel with Open Days, Skipping Workshops and a new orienteering course in situ at our wonderful school. Please enjoy browsing through this week's edition of The Brunel Bulletin. Have a wonderful weekend!